Sage's Calendar of Awesome: October
Last month I'll be putting up before I give it a break. Fortunately I'm wrapping this up prior to SDCC, since it's doubtful I'll be able tot think of much else once that comes out.
October 4th - Yu-Gi-Oh Legendary Collection 2
Starting with card game stuff. As with the last two months, skip if you're not a fan.
The last Legendary Collection was nostalgia porn. Not much more. The god cards weren't playable and the booster packs came from the beginning of the game back when cards had flavor text instead of effects.
THIS Collection is from the GX era. Lightsworns, Gladiator Beasts, and a host of other archetypes can be found there. In addition to no shortage of great tech cards which have become much more difficult to find over time. With 13 rares and five nine-card booster packs all guaranteed, I look forward to buying three of these at the least. Crossing fingers for certain cards.
Fall Anime
Unfortunately, this summer has been almost completely dry of any worthy anime. Fortunately, the fall season is bringing back my fix in a big way, with at least five series that I want to check out. I would talk more about them, but there's no real chart this far away from October, so we'll have to wait on that for now.
Huntress
I always liked Huntress, even though she's never had an ongoing comic of her own to my knowledge. In October writer Paul Levitz comes to the character to give her her first story in the relaunched DC Universe, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Like many of the other characters in the DCU, I doubt much has changed, if anything, though, so to me it's less a chance to complain about continuity and more a chance to read another tale about a cool DCU hero.
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes S2
No, that's not the Avengers. It's the Guardians of the Galaxy, and it's why Earth's Mightiest Heroes might be my favorite cartoon from DC/Marvel in ages. The first season was incredibly classic Marvel, while this second season is effortlessly weaving in some of Marvel's newer stories and ideas, showing fans the giant canvas that is the Marvel Universe. It's fantastic, it's amazing, and all those other adjectives Lee put at the front of his comics when he wrote them. And it's back in October. Finally.
October 18th - Batman - Year One
The next movie coming out from the group making DC animated movies. This is a classic story that reinvented Batman in such a way that stories thirty years later are still strongly influenced by it, so it fits having it become a film. (Plus with the Dark Knight Rises coming out next year, it's time to hype everyone again for this film.)
Check the trailer below:
I'm more excited for whatever movie comes out after the next JLA movie, but whatever. This should be pretty good.
October 18th - Batman: Arkham City
I'll admit that Arkham Asylum has been better than what I expected, after watching a friend play it. However, I will also say that in a game where you can explore part of a city, someone should at least give you a Batmobile. Still, as they introduce more of Batman's allies, I come closer to forgiving them. Between Robin and this...
They've just about got it. Now if Nightwing found his way into main gameplay, I'd have to buy it just on principle...
October 26th - Legion: Secret Origin
Another mini-series launching from DC, this time about the Legion of Super-Heroes. From what I hear, this mini-series will be a more in-depth look at the 30th century the way it was before the team was formed. Hopefully we'll get to see more of how things worked before the superheroes/supervillains suddenly popped up. Anyway, both Legion of Super-Heroes/Adventure Comics have been solid comics since Paul Levitz took over. I doubt anything will change there come September/October, so this is a buy already.
Hm. I think that's it for this month. Seems light, but with everything from the previous month continuing in this one it's still very busy, all things considered.
October 4th - Yu-Gi-Oh Legendary Collection 2
Starting with card game stuff. As with the last two months, skip if you're not a fan.
The last Legendary Collection was nostalgia porn. Not much more. The god cards weren't playable and the booster packs came from the beginning of the game back when cards had flavor text instead of effects.
THIS Collection is from the GX era. Lightsworns, Gladiator Beasts, and a host of other archetypes can be found there. In addition to no shortage of great tech cards which have become much more difficult to find over time. With 13 rares and five nine-card booster packs all guaranteed, I look forward to buying three of these at the least. Crossing fingers for certain cards.
Fall Anime
Unfortunately, this summer has been almost completely dry of any worthy anime. Fortunately, the fall season is bringing back my fix in a big way, with at least five series that I want to check out. I would talk more about them, but there's no real chart this far away from October, so we'll have to wait on that for now.
Huntress
I always liked Huntress, even though she's never had an ongoing comic of her own to my knowledge. In October writer Paul Levitz comes to the character to give her her first story in the relaunched DC Universe, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Like many of the other characters in the DCU, I doubt much has changed, if anything, though, so to me it's less a chance to complain about continuity and more a chance to read another tale about a cool DCU hero.
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes S2
No, that's not the Avengers. It's the Guardians of the Galaxy, and it's why Earth's Mightiest Heroes might be my favorite cartoon from DC/Marvel in ages. The first season was incredibly classic Marvel, while this second season is effortlessly weaving in some of Marvel's newer stories and ideas, showing fans the giant canvas that is the Marvel Universe. It's fantastic, it's amazing, and all those other adjectives Lee put at the front of his comics when he wrote them. And it's back in October. Finally.
October 18th - Batman - Year One
The next movie coming out from the group making DC animated movies. This is a classic story that reinvented Batman in such a way that stories thirty years later are still strongly influenced by it, so it fits having it become a film. (Plus with the Dark Knight Rises coming out next year, it's time to hype everyone again for this film.)
Check the trailer below:
I'm more excited for whatever movie comes out after the next JLA movie, but whatever. This should be pretty good.
October 18th - Batman: Arkham City
I'll admit that Arkham Asylum has been better than what I expected, after watching a friend play it. However, I will also say that in a game where you can explore part of a city, someone should at least give you a Batmobile. Still, as they introduce more of Batman's allies, I come closer to forgiving them. Between Robin and this...
They've just about got it. Now if Nightwing found his way into main gameplay, I'd have to buy it just on principle...
October 26th - Legion: Secret Origin
Another mini-series launching from DC, this time about the Legion of Super-Heroes. From what I hear, this mini-series will be a more in-depth look at the 30th century the way it was before the team was formed. Hopefully we'll get to see more of how things worked before the superheroes/supervillains suddenly popped up. Anyway, both Legion of Super-Heroes/Adventure Comics have been solid comics since Paul Levitz took over. I doubt anything will change there come September/October, so this is a buy already.
Hm. I think that's it for this month. Seems light, but with everything from the previous month continuing in this one it's still very busy, all things considered.
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